Claire's Forecast 4-17

AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE BRINGSSNOW INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING.A FEWLOCATIONS MAY PICK UP A FEWINCHES OF ACCUMULATION.THANKFULLY WE WARMUP AND ALL THE SNOW WILL MELT BYTHIS WEEKEND.HOUR-BY-HOUR FORECAST HAS SNOWMOVING IN THIS MORNING STARTINGATAROUND 7 A.M.

FROM THERE LIGHTTO MODERATE SNOW WILL LASTTHROUGH THEEARLY PORTIONS OF THE AFTERNOON.THE HEAVIEST SNOW WILL FALLSOUTH OF LANSINGAND COLLECT MAINLY ON GRASSY ANDELEVATED SURFACES, BUT SOMEROADS MAY BECOMINGSNOW COVERED AND SLICK.

FOLKSALONG AND SOUTH OF I-94 MAY PICKUP 1-3" OF SNOWWHILE LOCATIONS NORTH NEARLANSING MAY SEE UP TO 1" OFSNOWFALL.SNOW CHANGES OVER TO A LIGHTSCATTERED MIX THIS AFTERNOONBEFORE TAPERING OFFAND COMING TO AN END THISEVENING.

FROM THERE WE SEECLEARING SKIESOVERNIGHT.SATURDAY LOOKS NICE.

IT WILL BEWARMER WITH HIGHS BACK UP IN THE50S AND WE WILLSEE PLENTY OF SUNSHINE.TODAY SNOW TO MIX.

HIGHS IN THELOW 40S.TONIGHT TURNING MOSTLY CLEAR .LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S.THE 7-DAY FORECAST WILL WARM UPSLOWLY.

HIGHS IN THE LOW 50SSATURDAY WITH MOSTLYSUNNY SKIES.

ISOLATED RAIN OFFAND ON SUNDAY WITH HIGHS IN THEMID 50S.

SIMILAR ONMONDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID 50SBUT WE WILL HAVE PLENTY OFSUNSHINE.

MID 50STUESDAY WITH PARTLY CLOUDYSKIES.

UPPER 50S WEDNESDAY WITHPARTIAL SUN.

SCATTERED RAINEXPECTED THURSDAY WITH HIGHS INTHE LOW 60S.ZOOM IS IMPROVING SECURITY.IT'S A VIDEO CONFERENCING APPAND WEBSITE.THEY SAY PEOPLE WERE 'ZOOMBOMBING.'THAT'S WHEN AN OUTSIDE PERSONBREAKS INTO ONLINE MEETINGS ANDCAUSESDISRUPTIONS.ZOOM SAYS THEY'VE HIRED A FIRMTHAT SPECIALIZES IN STOPPINGHACKERS.THEY'VE ALREADY LAUNCHEDFEATURES TO MAKE MEETINGS MORESECURE.BIG TECH IS JOINING THE FIGHTAGAINST CORONAVIRUS.BY MAY, SILICON VALLEY SAYS ITWILL HAVE A WAY TO TRACK THEVIRUS USING OUR PHONES.LIZ MCLAUGHLIN EXPLAINSSMARTPHONES COULD SOON BE A KEYTOOL IN TRACKING THE SPREAD OFCOVID-19...AS GOOGLE AND APPLE WORKTOGETHER TO ENABLE DIGITALCONTACT TRACING "CONTACT TRACINGIS A CORE PUBLIC HEALTH FUNCTIONIN THE UNITED STATES."TRADITIONALLY, CONTACT TRACINGIS DONE MANUALLY..THE LABOR-INTENSIVE PROCESSINVOLVESIDENTIFYING THOSE INFECTED,FINDING OUT WHO THEY'VE BEEN INCONTACT WITHAND ENCOURAGING THOSE PEOPLE TOISOLATE OR GET TESTED"WE DO A LOT OF WORK GETTINGPATIENTS IN, WHETHER IT BE PHONECALLS OR FIELD VISITS"NOW, GOOGLE AND APPLE AIM TOMAKE IT EASIER........IN MAY, THEY'LL PUSH NEW"SOFTWARE" TO ALL ANDROID ANDIOS DEVICES..... ALLOWINGBLUETOOTH SIGNALS TO TRACK IF APHONE'S BEEN IN CLOSE PROXIMITYTO SOMEONEWHO'S INFECTED"THEN IT WILL WARN ANYONE WHOWAS AROUND YOU THAT THEY MAYHAVE BEEN EXPOSED IN THE LAST 14DAYS"THE COMPANIES SAY ITS TOOLSWON'T IDENTIFY PARTICULARINDIVIDUALS, BUT WOULD MAKE ITPOSSIBLE FOR HEALTH OFFICIALS TOCONTACT THEM.THIS WEEK BOTH APPLE AND GOOGLEASSUREDGOVERNMENTS WOULD NOT BE ABLE TOREQUIRE ITS CITIZENS TO USE THESOFTWARE... USERS WILL HAVE TOOPT-IN"I THINK THAT THEY REALLY NEEDTO CONVINCE PEOPLE THAT THEY AREDOING THE RIGHT THING HERE ANDIT'SGOING TO BE TOUGH"TRUST AND WIDE ADOPTION WOULD BENECESSARY FOR IT TO WORK...NOT TO MENTION BETTER ACCESS TOTESTING...IN THE US RIGHT NOW, WE'RE DOINGABOUT 150,000 TESTS A DAY.

SOWE'RE ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE AWAYFROMWHERE WE NEED TO BE TO BE ABLETO SOMETHING THAT COMPREHENSIVEAND THAT AGGRESSIVE."AMBITIOUS EFFORTS... FACINGENORMOUS CHALLENGES... IN THEFIGHT AGAINST COVID-19.COMING UP AFTER THE BREAK --A NEW STUDY MAY CHANGE THE WAYYOU WASH YOUR HANDS--WE'LL TELLYOU WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW, AFTERTHE BREAK.IT'S THEIR FIRST DECLINE SINCE19-76.CHINA IS WHERE THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC STARTED.THEY WERE PLACED ON STRICTLOCKDOWN AND ALMOST SHUT DOWNCOMPLETELY.CHINA IS THE WORLD'S SECOND